PSC HISTORY OBJECTIVE

Question: Everyone knows 'The Taj Mahal'. It was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan, but for whom?

1) Jahani Mahal
2) Farida Mahal
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Toba Begum

Question: Under which Indian emperor's reign was the Jama Masjid in Delhi built?

1) Jehangir
2) Shah Jahan
3) Akbar
4) Aurangzeb

Question: Which Muslim saint lived in the place where Fatehpur Sikri was built?

1) Ali Malik
2) Salim Chisti Sheikh
3) Jainulabdeen Shah Badar
4) Muhammed Bin Tughlaq

Question: Name the Rajput princess whom Akbar married.

1) Noor Jehan
2) Jodha Bai
3) Mumtaz Mahal
4) Jija Bai

Question: Late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia was the Maharani of

1) Gwalior
2) Bhopal
3) Surat
4) Jaipur

Question: Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of pre-Independence period?

1) Mysore
2) Gwalior
3) Jaipur
4) Hyderabad

Question: 'Ramtanu' was the original name of

1) Birbal
2) Tansen
3) Kabir
4) Tulsidas

Question: Which Indian city was known in ancient times as 'Saket'?

1) Lucknow
2) Faizabad
3) Allahabad
4) Patna

Question: The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the

1) Portuguese
2) Dutch
3) French
4) Danes

Question: Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?

1) Ziauddin Barani
2) Shams-i-Siraj Afif
3) Minhaj-us-Siraj
4) Amir Khusro

Question: The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was

1) Amritsar
2) Patiala
3) Kaputhala
4) Lahore

Question: Which Mughal Emperor was deported to Rangoon by the British?

1) Bahadur Shah I
2) Bahadur Shah II
3) Akbar Shah I
4) Shah Jahan

Question: Which Indian city was gifted by the Portuguese as dowry to Charles II, the King of England, when he got married to the sister of the King of Portugal in 1662?

1) Mumbai
2) Pondicherry
3) Panaji
4) Chennai

Question: Which of the following musical instruments is of Indian origin?

1) Flute
2) Sitar
3) Violin
4) Tabla

Question: Ellora in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) is famous for ancient caves representing Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. Of these, the largest number pertains to

1) Buddhism
2) Hinduism
3) Jainism
4) Zorastrianism

Question: Kautilya and Panani were the products of which one of the following ancient Indian universities?

1) Nalanda
2) Vikramashila
3) Vallabhi
4) Taxila